महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-62, verse-56

तमापतन्तं नरवीरमुग्रं महाहवे बाणसहस्रधारिणम् ।
अभ्यापतत्कर्णसुतो महारथो यथैव चेन्द्रं नमुचिः पुरातने ॥५६॥

56. tamāpatantaṁ naravīramugraṁ; mahāhave bāṇasahasradhāriṇam ,
abhyāpatatkarṇasuto mahāratho; yathaiva cendraṁ namuciḥ purātane.

56. tam āpatantam naravīram ugram
mahāhave bāṇasahastradhāriṇam abhi
āpatat karṇasutaḥ mahārathaḥ
yathā eva ca indram namuciḥ purātane

56. mahāhave tam āpatantam ugram bāṇasahastradhāriṇam naravīram,
karṇasutaḥ mahārathaḥ abhi āpatat,
yathā ca purātane namuciḥ indram (abhi āpatat).

56. Towards that fierce hero among men (Arjuna), who was rushing in the great battle, holding thousands of arrows, Karṇa's son, the great charioteer (Vṛṣasena), rushed, just as Namuci (the demon) had rushed towards Indra in ancient times.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing, approaching, falling upon

• नरवीरम् (naravīram) - Arjuna (the hero) (hero among men, excellent man)

• उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce, terrible, formidable

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

• बाणसहस्त्रधारिणम् (bāṇasahastradhāriṇam) - holding thousands of arrows

• अभि आपतत् (abhi āpatat) - rushed towards, assailed

• कर्णसुतः (karṇasutaḥ) - Vṛṣasena (son of Karṇa) (son of Karṇa)

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Vṛṣasena (the great charioteer) (great charioteer, mighty warrior)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly

• च (ca) - and, also

• इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

• नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci

• पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in former days

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing, approaching, falling upon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatant

āpatant - rushing, approaching, falling (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root pat (to fall, fly) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

नरवीरम् (naravīram) - Arjuna (the hero) (hero among men, excellent man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naravīra

naravīra - chief of men, excellent hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vīra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, formidable

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, mighty war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahat+āhava)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)

बाणसहस्त्रधारिणम् (bāṇasahastradhāriṇam) - holding thousands of arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇasahastradhārin

bāṇasahastradhārin - bearing thousands of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇasahasra+dhārin)

• bāṇasahasra – thousands of arrows
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अभि आपतत् (abhi āpatat) - rushed towards, assailed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: The 'a' at the beginning of 'āpatat' is the augment for the imperfect tense, where 'ā' is also a prefix. 'Abhi' is an additional verbal prefix.

कर्णसुतः (karṇasutaḥ) - Vṛṣasena (son of Karṇa) (son of Karṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇasuta

karṇasuta - son of Karṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+suta)

• karṇa – ear; Karṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from sū, to bear) acting as noun
  Root: sū (class 2)

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - Vṛṣasena (the great charioteer) (great charioteer, mighty warrior)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior fighting from a car, a great hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; charioteer, warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of the gods)

नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - Namuci (name of an Asura slain by Indra)

पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in former days

(adjective)

Locative, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

Suffix -tana added to purā